Sooners Start Season in Lubbock

NORMAN — The Oklahoma track and field teams kick off their 2019 indoor campaign on Saturday at the second annual Corky Classic in Lubbock, Texas.

The meet, hosted by Texas Tech, is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CT with the women’s shot put. A total of 52 Sooners (26 women, 26 men) are slated to compete.

“We’re extremely excited to get going," said OU head coach Jim VanHootegem. "The thing we are looking for out of the team, not saying someone won’t set a new personal record at this meet, but you don’t want anybody to have their season-best mark at the first meet. However, I think we want to approach the meet the same way we approach an NCAA Championships or Big 12 Championship. We want to go out and have that kind of intention and intensity."

"This will give us a good first look at the things we’ve worked on in the fall and what’s working well and what needs improvement," said VanHootegem.

"Individual-wise, we lost a lot of women that carried a pretty heavy load for the team the last two years. Those last two classes were pretty legendary, if you will. So I’m excited to see who steps up as new leaders on the team in those positions like a Jess Woodard, Ama Pipi or Daye Shon Roberson, has filled in the past.

"It’s a pretty exciting time on the men’s side, we had a really nice freshmen class last year and we brought in some really great student-athletes again this year. I’m excited to see how they go out and compete.”

Saturday’s meet marks the OU debut for several Sooners, including over 20 members of the 2017-18 recruiting class.

Live results from the Corky Classic will be available through PTTiming. A live stream will be available on a subscription basis through FloTrack and final results can be found on SoonerSports.com following the meet.

UP NEXT The Sooners host their first indoor meet of the season with the Sooner Challenge quad meet next Saturday, Jan. 19, inside the Mosier Indoor Facility. The action will begin with the women’s weight throw at 10 a.m. and admission is free.